Butte City, Amador County, California

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Not to be confused with Butte City, Glenn County, California.
Butte City (Amador County)
Unincorporated community
Butte Store, 2012
Butte Store, 2012
Butte City (Amador County) is located in California
Butte City (Amador County)
Butte City (Amador County)
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°19′33″N 120°44′7″W / 38.32583°N 120.73528°W / 38.32583; -120.73528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAmador County
Elevation
[1]
1,036 ft (316 m)

The Butte store is the only structure still standing of the original mining town of Butte City.[2] It used to be one of 100 buildings.[1] It was built in 1857 by Enrico Bruni, an Italian stonemason.[1][3] It is made of brick and fieldstone from Calaveras. It also has three doors made of iron.[3] Xavier Benoist used it as a store and bakery.[2] The building served as a post office. It was also a general store called Ginocchio's. The Ginnochio family owned it for 50 years. It closed in the 1900s.[3] It is a California Historical Landmark.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Butte Store (California Historical Landmark No. 39)". Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide. National Geographic. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Butte Store". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Butte Store". The American West (Pacific Coastal). Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 3 September 2012.



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